We’ll take a quick look at eight of the best Microsoft Office connections from the ever-expanding IFTTT recipe book.

What is IFTTT?

IFTTT is an abbreviation of “If This Then That,” and is pronounced like “gift” but without the “g.” They specialize in connecting web services using simple conditional statements, giving rise to the name. For example, a user might create a recipe statement consisting of “if I upload this image to Instagram, then upload that image to OneDrive.” Starting as an exclusive web operation, IFTTT expanded first to iOS, shortly followed by Android.

I’ve only recently started using this recipe, but it has certainly helped my email prioritization in that short time. I use Outlook, and it is nice to have a running record across my desktop and phone of what I need to remember to email while on the move.

This recipe downloads any new song you “Like” on music publishing platform, SoundCloud. Helps you keep track of the myriad tunes you might browse through in one evening, organizing them into one neat little OneDrive folder. Users should note this service only works with tracks marked for public download.

One of the simplest but potentially day-saving reminders of all: it’s going to rain later, so remember to take your umbrella. So many times caught without, so many days in the UK where my dreadlocks turn into the most efficient towels you’ve ever seen. If only I’d set-up an IFTTT recipe…